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Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 4:11:20 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 968 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline I thought everyone might enjoy some pics of my recently restored decorated stoneware bank. I dug this one over the summer from a deep 1850s brick lined privy in Baltimore. Though banks are not a rare find, decorated stoneware ones are quite rare. I have only dug two of them, both smashed. However I was able to recover about 98 percent of this one. So I deemed it worth wile for professional restoration. The other I only had a few shards of just enough to know what it was. The other two banks are a typical size plain stoneware bank and a small redware bank both from the 1850s also. The small stoneware one is a two piece glue back and the redware one is completely intact. Chris  Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my website at : www.geocities.com/baltbottles/index.html Post #: 1

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 4:11:48 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 968 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Another picture. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my website at : www.geocities.com/baltbottles/index.html (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 2

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 6:50:01 PM    capsoda Posts: 8087 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Excellent job of restoring and saving little pieces of history. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 3

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 7:09:11 PM    Jim Posts: 2492 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Killer piece, Chris. I love the odd stoneware items like banks, bird houses and water coolers. I have a nice 3-gallon handled crock that I am working on now. It's unmarked, but has a lot of cobalt decoration. It's all there but a piece of the base and part of the one handle. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 4

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 7:18:33 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 1727 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline Very nice - just imagine the cool pennies that would have been in those. _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to Jim) Post #: 5

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 7:50:52 PM    farmgal   Posts: 185 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline Very pretty. It's so exciting for me being a newbie seeing so many wonderful things.I love the pics. Thanks for sharing. farmgal.. _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 6

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 8:17:37 PM    madpaddla Posts: 2845 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: offline Excellent job.  Those look really good.  Thanks for posting em.......real nice.  Awesome when you find most of the pieces huh? (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 7

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 8:19:28 PM    Staunton Dan   Posts: 400 Joined: 5/5/2005 From: Staunton, VA Status: online Great item and great save, Chris. Not many would go through the trouble of keeping the broken pieces and the expense of having it professionally restored. Very commendable. Great job. (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 8

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/22/2008 10:19:58 PM    Michdigger   Posts: 104 Joined: 3/5/2007 Status: offline Those are really unique and you saved em from becoming fill again. Great job (in reply to Staunton Dan) Post #: 9

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/23/2008 7:40:41 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 968 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline JIm, Sounds like a nice crock I'd like to see a picture of it when you get time. If you want I can put you in touch with my restoration guy he does great work. Chris _____________________________ Please visit my website at : www.geocities.com/baltbottles/index.html (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 10

RE: Stoneware Bank - 10/23/2008 8:08:48 PM    Jim Posts: 2492 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Here is where I am at with it now. Since this one is not marked other than a "3", I am going to do my best at restoring it myself. I do have a very rare marked crock, but the entire base and back are missing. I know that it could still be restored, but I'm concerned that it might be prohibitively expensive since there is so much missing. It has the full, strong mark and 90%+ of the original cobalt decoration, so at least it has that much going for it. Send me a PM or e-mail with the restorer's info whenever you get time. I would love to have that one restored, but it may be a while before I could get it done. Thanks. ~Jim Attachment (1) _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 11

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